The Met Office has issued a yellow heat warning for Somerset, effective until Sunday evening. One person was taken to hospital with injuries following a two-vehicle crash on A3088 Cartgate Link Road. Plans to build 100 new homes in Keinton Mandeville have been given the go-ahead...and more
The Met Office has issued a yellow heat warning for Somerset, effective until Sunday evening. The UK Health Security Agency is asking us to check that elderly people are not being affected by the heat, while the RSPB in Somerset is advising pet owners to take extra care of their animals.
One person was taken to hospital with injuries following a two-vehicle crash on A3088 Cartgate Link Road, close to the turn-off to Montecute. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The road was closed in both directions for almost an hour.
Plans to build 100 new homes in Keinton Mandeville have been given the go-ahead. Members of Somerset Council’s Area East Planning Committee voted to support the scheme by 7 votes to 5 despite concerns about over-development, loss of village character, and a lack of primary school spaces in Keinton Mandeville.
A local man, working as a psychiatric nurse, has been jailed for 7 years for having sex with a vulnerable patient. Adam Culverwell, aged 53, who lives in Hardington, near Yeovil, was charged with eight counts of causing or inciting sexual activity with a mentally disordered person. The woman was under Culverwell's care from September 2016 to December 2020 while he was working as a community psychiatric nurse with Dorset Healthcare Trust.
A new care home in Chard is set to open in August. Gillingham Grange, located on Furnham Road and run by Oyster Care Homes, has created 60 residential, dementia, and respite care places for up to 66 elderly individuals.
It's claimed the increasing availability of drugs such as ketamine and cocaine has normalised drug use among young people in Somerset. The trial of a man accused of killing his one-month-old son in Chard begins today at Bristol Crown Court. A stone pillar outside the Langport Arms Hotel in Langport has been replaced after it was destroyed in a car crash... and more
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the three aircrew from RNAS Yeovilton who died in last week's helicopter crash in Devon. Two men have been arrested and stolen vehicles seized following a major multi-agency operation in South Somerset. An event highlighting opportunities for women in the aerospace industry has been held in Yeovil... and more
The public will be consulted on how best to spend fifty million pounds of government funding to tackle flooding in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police are backing a new road safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle fatalities. New welcome signs have been installed at entrances to the Mendip Hills National Landscape... and more
The government has announced a £50 million investment to strengthen Somerset’s flood defences. A woman from Stoke-sub-Hamdon has been banned from driving for 14 months after admitting drink-driving. Somerset Council has been told it must improve its adult social care services... and more
Plans for a new railway station in Langport remain stalled in Whitehall, according to Somerset Council. Plans to build 50 new homes in Broadway, near Ilminster, have been refused. The new water fountains in Yeovil’s Triangle, in Lower Middle Street, are being switched off during very hot weather because of safety concerns... and more.
A new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne says it won’t start operating at full capacity until July due to staff shortages. Somerset Council says it has no plans to show England matches in the World Cup on the Big Screen in Yeovil town centre due to safety concerns. A Somerset family has been thanked after completing a 73-mile walk raising money for a third world charity... and more
An investigation continues today into the crash of a Royal Navy helicopter, based at RNAS Yeovilton, in which all three aircrew were killed. Somerset Council has confirmed that a new operator will take over several leisure centres across the county. The new live-action Masters of the Universe movie, filmed in Somerset, is released this week...and more
A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with assaulting three police officers. Somerset Council has begun legal action to recover more than £320,000 owed by housing developers. The line-up has been announced for this year’s Ilminster Midsummer Experience...and more
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